diff --git a/lib/depends.c b/lib/depends.c
index 28a4a784d..1d8ce1f8a 100644
--- a/lib/depends.c
+++ b/lib/depends.c
@@ -690,6 +690,17 @@ retry:
 	goto unsatisfied;
     }
 
+    char * N = rpmdsN(dep);
+    if (strstr(N, "uname") == N) {
+	if (tsmem->uname == NULL)
+	    rpmdsUnamePool(rpmtsPool(ts), &(tsmem->uname), NULL);
+	
+	if (tsmem->uname != NULL && rpmdsSearch(tsmem->uname, dep) >= 0) {
+	    rpmdsNotify(dep, "(uname provides)", rc);
+	    goto exit;
+	}
+    }
+
     /* Dont look at pre-requisites of already installed packages */
     if (!adding && isTransientReq(dsflags))
 	goto exit;
diff --git a/lib/rpmds.c b/lib/rpmds.c
index f7ee76392..754969e39 100644
--- a/lib/rpmds.c
+++ b/lib/rpmds.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * \file lib/rpmds.c
  */
 #include "system.h"
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #include <rpm/rpmtypes.h>
 #include <rpm/rpmlib.h>		/* rpmvercmp */
@@ -1596,3 +1597,51 @@ rpmRC rpmdsParseRichDep(rpmds dep, rpmds *leftds, rpmds *rightds, rpmrichOp *op,
     return rc;
 }
 
+int rpmdsUnamePool(rpmstrPool pool, rpmds * dsp)
+{
+    int rc = -1;
+    static const char * NS = "uname";
+    struct utsname un;
+    rpmds ds;
+
+    if (uname(&un) < 0)
+	goto exit;
+
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, "uname(sysname)", un.sysname, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, "uname(nodename)", un.nodename, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, "uname(release)", un.release, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, "uname(machine)", un.machine, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    ds = rpmdsSinglePool(pool, RPMTAG_PROVIDENAME, "uname(domainname)", un.domainname, RPMSENSE_EQUAL);
+    rc = rpmdsMerge(dsp, ds);
+    rpmdsFree(ds);
+    if (rc < 0)
+	goto exit;
+#endif
+exit:
+    /* freeze the pool to save memory, but only if private pool */
+    if (*dsp && (*dsp)->pool != pool)
+	rpmstrPoolFreeze((*dsp)->pool, 0);
+    return (rc < 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+int rpmdsUname(rpmds * dsp)
+{
+    return rpmdsUnamePool(NULL, dsp);
+}
diff --git a/lib/rpmts_internal.h b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
index e69ef2584..ecdb12f0c 100644
--- a/lib/rpmts_internal.h
+++ b/lib/rpmts_internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ typedef struct tsMembers_s {
     rpmal addedPackages;	/*!< Set of packages being installed. */
 
     rpmds rpmlib;		/*!< rpmlib() dependency set. */
+    rpmds uname;		/*!< uname() dependency set. */
     rpmte * order;		/*!< Packages sorted by dependencies. */
     int orderCount;		/*!< No. of transaction elements. */
     int orderAlloced;		/*!< No. of allocated transaction elements. */